June 12, 2014 – DEVOTION: A Blog by Brethren Life and Thought

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Al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad, March 2007 – Guest Blogger, Travis Poling

Published on : June 12, 2014November 10, 2016 Published by : Josh Brockway

This sonnet by Travis Poling was composed to bear witness to the bombing of an open-air market in Iraq in 2007 Al-Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad, March 2007 By Travis Poling By chance the sky was calm that morning. Locals milled through the open street, browsed books, turned pages, visioned worlds beyond […]

This image of Dirk Willems has become a famous representation of the Historic Peace Churches. Wilems was a martyred Anabaptist from Netherlands who escaped from prison, rescued his pursuer who had fallen through thin ice only to be recaptured, tortured, and killed for his faith.

Image Credit: Alyssa Parker

Image Credit: Oakton Church of the Brethren

Image Credit: Anabaptist Communicators

Part of an art installation at the Community Room on King, the multipurpose space Veritas uses as its worship space and shares with local artists and community members throughout the week.